MRTIOO Shallow Stainless Steel Dish

The verdict

Shallow matters more than bowl shopping usually admits. A puppy learning to eat and a stiff older dog reaching down for dinner both do better with a wide, low dish than a deep well, and this is one of the few sold explicitly that way. MRTIOO states 304 food-grade stainless steel, dishwasher safe, with a rubber non-skid ring on the base — the ring is the part that stops a determined eater walking the bowl across the kitchen. The maker sizes it for small and medium cats and dogs, which is the honest limit: this is not the bowl for a Labrador. Stainless is also the material with the least to go wrong, with nothing to scratch and harbour and nothing to crack.

Drawbacks

• The maker sizes it for small and medium animals only
• One bowl per listing, so a food-and-water pair means buying twice

Researched from the manufacturer’s listing, its published specifications and what owners report. We do not test products on dogs.

What the listing says

• Wide and shallow, so neither a puppy nor a stiff older dog has to reach into a well
• 304 stainless steel and dishwasher safe — nothing to scratch or crack
• Rubber ring on the base keeps it from travelling across the floor

Specifications

Specs come from the manufacturer listing and Amazon’s public product data. A field that reads “Not stated” is one we have not verified — not one the product lacks. We research and analyse; we do not test products on dogs.